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Osimhen to miss Galatasaray’s match against Gaziantep due to ineligibility problems

Osimhen to miss Galatasaray’s match against Gaziantep due to ineligibility problems

Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen will have to wait to make his second appearance for his new club Galatasaray following his debut with the Turkish Super Lig club last weekend. The 25-year-old Napoli loanee has been ruled out of Galatasaray's clash against Gaziantep FK on Tuesday owing to ineligibility reasons, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) confirmed. Osimhen, who joined the Turkish side this month after a...

NPFL: Shooting Stars upset Pillars in Kano, edge closer to continental spot

NPFL: Uche Onwuasoanya targets league title with Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars midfielder Uche Onwuasoanya is confident that the club can win the 2024-25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title despite their slow start to the season. The Oluyole Warriors recorded a 1-1 draw away at Nasarawa United in their league opener, before they were forced to another 1-1 draw in Ibadan on Sunday by Plateau United. Onwuasoanya, who scored the team's equaliser against his former...

FIBA U18: Junior D’tigress upset Egypt to secure historic semifinal berth

FIBA U18: Junior D’Tigress beat Uganda; to face Mali in Women’s Afrobasket final

Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress avenged their previous group phase defeat to Uganda by beating the East Africans 71-67 in their semifinal matchup inside the University of Pretoria’s Rembrandt Hall on Friday. Juliana Negedu’s ladies were the much better side, winning three of the four quarters, including being in the lead for about 36 minutes in the game. Nigeria headed into the halftime break with a six-point lead...

U20WWC: Falconets knocked out by Japan after last 16 loss

U20WWC: Falconets knocked out by Japan after last 16 loss

The Falconets of Nigeria were knocked out of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia after a 2-1 loss to Japan in the round of 16 in the early hours of Friday morning, Afrosport reports. Christopher Danjuma's ladies made it to this stage after finishing second in Group D behind Germany and ahead of South Korea and Venezuela. They were however unable to match...